Intro: 00:00 Classics: 01:45 Contemporary: 13:03 Short Story Collections: 16:23 Outro: 19:10I Read Every Virginia Woolf Book So You Dont Have To!! (Part One)Overly Average Ben2024-10-19 | I hope you all enjoy this concept! I plan to continue it moving forward but it'll be a rare upload!
Intro - 00:00 The Poetry of Pushkin - 00:39 My Friends by Hassam Matar - 02:03 The City in Glass by Nghi Vo - 05:17 The Poetry of Emily Dickinson - 11:43 Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf - 12:42 The Great When by Alan Moore - 15:09 Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson - 22:26 Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - 24:28 Death on the Nile - 26:48
Intro - 00:00 Flowers For Algernon - 02:07 This is How You Lose the Time War - 06:16 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe - 08:55 Frankenstein - 10:06 Exhalation - 11:47
Intro - 00:00 Stoner by John Williams - 01:45 All Systems Red and Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - 03:21 The Battle Drum and The Ending Fire by Saara El-Arifi - 06:13 Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova - 11:42 When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo - 15:21 Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson - 18:20 Night and Day by Virginia Woolf - 18:46 Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller - 21:41 Open Water and Time is a Mother - 27:09
Intro - 00:00 Mrs Dalloway - 01:48 The Picture of Dorian Gray - 05:28 Of Mice and Men - 07:21 Dracula - 08:58 A Doll's House - 11:55 Stoner - 14:00 Pride and Prejudice - 17:56 Frankenstein - 19:40 1984 and a camera change - 21:39 The Bluest Eye - 26:35
Intro - 00:00 The Lions of Al-Rassan - 02:11 Jade Legacy - 05:33 Memories of Ice - 08:18 Going Postal - 10:48 Red Seas Under Red Skies - 14:31 An Autumn War/Price of Spring - 16:52 Words of Radiance - 20:07 The Trouble With Peace - 22:14 Ship of Magic - 25:24 A Storm of Swords - 28:49
Intro - 00:00 The Book That Broke the World - 01:30 Know My Name - 04:10 Chekhov's Short Stories - 11:03 Reaper's Gale - 13:50 The Mercy of Gods - 17:18 The Voyage Out - 19:03 Edgedancer + little rant - 23:41 The Empress of Salt and Fortune - 31:22 The Spear Cuts Through Water - 33:44
Contact me on - Discord: discord.gg/Mwnqjgnp Instagram: instagram.com/overlyaverageben Twitter: twitter.com/AverageBen98 Email: overlyaverageben@gmail.comYou Decide What I Read Next!! Series Progress and Catch-Up!Overly Average Ben2024-07-19 | This is a long ol' vid of me just talking but seemed necessary! Please let me know in the comments what series (as many as you like) you think I should read next!
LONG SERIES Hitchhiker’s by Douglas Adams 3/5 The Drenai Saga by David Gemmell 1/11 Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan 9/15 Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells 1/6 A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin 4/5 Malazan: Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson 6/10 The Dark Tower by Stephen King 2/7 Dresden Files by Jim Butcher 1/17 Witcher 3/7 Discworld 13/41 Elric Saga 2/11 Stormlight Archive 2/5 Ringworld 0/5 Chorus of Dragons 0/5 The Legends of the First Empire 0/6 The Bound and the Broken 0/5 The Memoirs of Lady Trent 0/6 Temeraire 0/9 Wayward Children 0/10 Sun Eater 0/6 The Dagger and the Coin 0/5
DUOLOGIES/TRILOGIES/QUARTETS Eisenhorn (Warhammer) by Dan Abnett 1/3 Robot Series 1/4 The Southern Reach by Jeff Vandermeer 1/3 The Burning by Evan Winter 1/2 Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine 1/2 His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman 0/3 Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe 0/4 Singing Hills Cycle 2/4 Dandelion Dynasty 0/4 A Dead Djinn 2/4 The War Arts Saga 0/2 Regency Faerie Tales 1/3 Rama 1/4 The Ending Fire 1/2 Hierarchy 0/1 The Riverfall Chronicles 1/3 The Tyrant Philosophers 0/3 Parable of the Sower 0/2 Xenogenesis 0/3 Legends of the Bhunai 0/1 The Last Legacy 0/1 The Black Iron Legacy 0/3 Serpent and Dove 0/3 The Aurelian Cycle 0/3 The Blood of Stars 0/2 Shades of Magic 0/3 Chronicles of the Bitch Queen 0/3 A Court of Thorns and Roses 0/4 The Celestial Kingdom 0/3 The Queen of Renthia 0/3 Letters of Enchantment 0/2 Legends and Lattes 1/2 Books of the Usurper 0/2 The Burning Kingdoms 0/3 Bloodsworn Saga 0/3 Empire of the Wolf 0/3 Rook and Rose 0/3 The Daevabad Trilogy 0/3 Elements of Cadence 0/2 Emily Wilde 0/2 The Tide Child 0/3 City Series 0/2 Between Earth and Sky 0/3 Ninth Rain 0/3 Fallen Gods 0/2 The Radiant Emperor 0/2 The Band 0/2 Raven’s Shadow 0/3 Magic of the Lost 0/2 Phèdre’s Trilogy 0/3 Amina al-Sirafi 0/1 The Roots of Chaos 0/2 Memory Sorrow and Thorns 0/3 The Locked Tomb 0/3
Intro - 00:00 Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan (WoT #9) - 01:42 Burial Rites by Hannah Kent - 04:02 Joyce and Dostoevsky - 05:51 Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski - 08:48 The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons - 12:39 Private Rites by Julia Armfield - 20:27 The Lions of Al-Rassan by GGK - 25:32 In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran - 29:47
Intro and stats - 00:00 Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett - 01:26 The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi - 03:51 Passiontide by Monique Roffey - 07:21 Ghost Mountain by Ronan Hession - 11:26 Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - 12:15 Fortress of the Pearl by Michael Moorcock - 14:45 Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh - 16:26 Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz - 19:51 The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy - 23:10
00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Honorable mentions 09:04 - Book 10 11:17 - Book 9 13:12 - Book 8 14:44 - Book 7 16:19 - Book 6 18:37 - Book 5 20:28 - Book 4 21:31 - Book 3 23:42 - Book 2 26:45 - Book 1My Favourite Reads of 2023!! (so far)Overly Average Ben2023-06-23 | Please let me know which books have been your favourites so far this year!
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Background music: bensound.comHelp Me Unhaul My Books!!Overly Average Ben2023-03-24 | Please let me know if there are any I should keep, or what I should do with them! Thank you for watching!
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Background music: bensound.comreading books is my personality and its all a little sad... but heres a wrap up!Overly Average Ben2023-03-03 | What did you read this month?
Background music: bensound.comSenlin Ascends Review!! I have so many mixed thoughts...Overly Average Ben2023-02-28 | I'm really not sure about this video and how people will react. I have now read Arm of the Sphinx and definitely don't have the same opinions as I did during the filming of this, but I wanted to document how I was feeling at the end of Senlin Ascends.
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#asoiaf #gotMust Read Short Literary Fiction!! the best literary fiction under 200 pagesOverly Average Ben2023-02-17 | What list would you like to see in the future?
Intro: 00:00 Hot Literary Vibes: 01:23 Edgy Teen Vibes: 05:31 Football Fans Who Don't Hit Their Partners: 08:54 Spooky Gothic Kid: 11:25 You're In The Mood To Be Destroyed/ You're On A Watchlist: 13:35 Outro: 19:40Girl, Woman, Other Review!! a perfect mosaic of britainOverly Average Ben2023-02-14 | Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/overlyaverageben
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The ethereal voice that graced your ears: @GraceDionneReads
Background music: bensound.comI read 134 books in 2022 and these are my favourites!!Overly Average Ben2023-02-03 | Please let me know your thoughts on any and all of these! What was your top 10?
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Channels mentioned: @GraceDionneReads @Johanna_reads @JoanaSousaReads @TallGuyReads @JolienReads I was also wrong and the other member of the readalong is the wonderful@BaldBookTuber - I'm so sorry!
Background music: bensound.comNew Year, New Books!! Holidays and Canada Book HaulOverly Average Ben2023-01-18 | I hope you all enjoy seeing what I will most likely be reading over the next few months!
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#greenbone #jadecity #fondaleeBooks by Black Authors || what you should be reading in Black History MonthOverly Average Ben2022-10-14 | It is black history month here in the UK and as a result, I wanted to talk about some of my favourite authors and books of all time.
Background music: bensound.comI Read Grace Dionnes Favourite Books!! (and turns out I like Backman now)Overly Average Ben2022-10-07 | A big thank you to @GraceDionneReads for sending me her favourite books and hopefully being a good sport with my takes lol.
Background music: bensound.comfantasy vs literary...Overly Average Ben2022-09-12 | Thank you to @GraceDionneReads for helping with this video! Just a little something we filmed while away.
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